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Can I Speak to the Manager

Social Dallas • Aug 16, 2026 • 54 min

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Summary

In this message, Pastor Robert Madu teaches that true discipleship requires surrendering ownership of our entire lives to Jesus as the ultimate Owner. While God owns everything, human beings are stewards called to faithfully manage the resources, talents, and opportunities placed in their hands. By examining how we handle money, we uncover whether we are serving God as our Master or putting our trust in material wealth.

Themes

Stewardship vs. OwnershipDiscipleship and SurrenderTrusting God vs. Trusting MammonFinancial Heart AlignmentTrue Riches

Pastor's Points

1.

Does money determine how you feel about yourself?

2.

Does money determine whether you have peace?

3.

Does money get the final vote on your obedience?

4.

Do you believe more money will finally fix your life?

5.

Does generosity feel like you're losing security?

Key Points

1.
Does money determine how you feel about yourself?
2.
Does money determine whether you have peace?
3.
Does money get the final vote on your obedience?
4.
Do you believe more money will finally fix your life?
5.
Does generosity feel like you're losing security?
6.
Discipleship is not merely attending a course or acquiring knowledge, but surrendering full ownership of your entire life to Jesus Christ.
7.
God is the ultimate owner of all creation, while human beings are stewards called to manage what He entrusts to them.
8.
Just because something is in your hands does not mean it belongs to you; owners have rights, while managers have responsibilities.

Sermon Moments

“Discipleship is when you walk down to the courthouse and say, 'Take my name off the deed and put His name on it. Jesus is the rightful owner.'”

“Just because something is in your hands doesn't mean it belongs to you.”

“Owners have rights; managers have responsibility.”

“You can have a lot of money in your bank account and still be broke, because you can't buy peace at Neiman Marcus or joy on Amazon.”

“Money is a resource. Mammon is a competing master. Money says, 'Use me.' Mammon says, 'Trust me.'”

“Money belongs in your hand; Mammon wants a place in your heart.”

“When two masters speak, the one you obey reveals the one you trust.”

“Sometimes the hardest thing about opening up your hand is discovering what was holding your heart.”

This Week

Ask yourself honest diagnostic questions about whether money dictates your peace, self-worth, or sense of security.

Evaluate if money currently has the final vote on your obedience when God prompts you to act or give.

Surrender the deed of your life to Jesus, acknowledging Him as owner over your time, talent, body, and resources.

Shift your mindset from being an owner who claims rights to a manager who carries biblical responsibility.

Refuse to let fear negotiate when God asks you to open your hand and release what He has entrusted to you.

Recognize that money is a resource to be managed rather than a master (mammon) to be served or trusted for ultimate security.

Examine how you are currently using the gifts, abilities, and opportunities God has placed in your account for His kingdom.

Remember This

God is the true owner of our lives and resources, and how we manage money reveals whether we trust Him as our Master or serve wealth.

A Challenge for You

God, we choose as the managers to trust You by stewarding what You've placed in our hands. No longer am I going to look to money to be my master; today I declare that my trust, my identity, my security, and my self-worth are in You.

These are personal sermon notes shared to help you remember the message — not a replacement for Scripture, your church, or your pastors.

Read each passage, or hear where it was taught.

Hebrews 10:35-37

Luke 16:1-4

Luke 16:10-15

Acts 3:1-10

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9.

Money is a little thing that serves as a trust test, exposing what we truly rely on for security, worth, and peace.

10.

Money is meant to be managed in our hands, but wealth (mammon) becomes a competing master when it takes root in our hearts and controls our lives.

11.

Money is a resource that says 'use me,' while mammon is a competing master that promises security and demands 'trust me.'

12.

Opening your hand to give reveals what was holding your heart, ensuring that money is something you have rather than something that has you.

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